Legal Opinion

LACAZE v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided July 7, 2011No. 14-10-00395-CRPublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SHARON McCALLY, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant Tyrone La-caze of capital murder, and the court sentenced him to imprisonment for life without parole. Appellant challenges his conviction in four issues. In his first three issues, appellant claims the trial court (1) erred by admitting hearsay testimony, (2) violated his right to confrontation, and (3) made an impermissible comment on the weight of the evidence in the jury charge. Appellant also argues the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction due to a lack of corroboration of an accomplice witness. We affirm.

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2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Dinkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  2. McDuff v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  3. Leday v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
  4. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  5. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2008

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3Cited by47 opinions

  1. Jason Alexander Smith v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2014
  2. Brenda Fay Nelson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2013
  3. Paul Anthony Crayton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015
  4. Daniel Brandon Lyle v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2013
  5. In re O.O.A.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2011

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